Comments on: The Uranus Music Prize // An Alternative Shortlist http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/ Music Reviews, News, Interviews & Downloads Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:49:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: red lipstick http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26797 red lipstick Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:43:40 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26797 have to agree have to agree

]]> By: Noam http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26695 Noam Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:43:12 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26695 Er Steve Mason ? Er Steve Mason ?

]]> By: Ro http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26692 Ro Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:20:36 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26692 So......what happened to the Unthanks then? Surely that should be way up on the list. I'm afraid I can't take seriously any list that doesn't at least have them on it..... So……what happened to the Unthanks then? Surely that should be way up on the list. I'm afraid I can't take seriously any list that doesn't at least have them on it…..

]]> By: danny wadeson http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26682 danny wadeson Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:17:39 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26682 ....are amazing! ….are amazing!

]]> By: earthkeptwarm http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26679 earthkeptwarm Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:38:58 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26679 Really stunned that These New Puritans didnt make it to the mercury list. as you say, its one of the most ambitious albums i've heard in years and really deserved some form of recognition... even if the singing is a bit ropy at times! Really stunned that These New Puritans didnt make it to the mercury list. as you say, its one of the most ambitious albums i've heard in years and really deserved some form of recognition… even if the singing is a bit ropy at times!

]]> By: mapsadaisical http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26677 mapsadaisical Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:49:24 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26677 Best British jazz album is a tricky one, isn't it? We didn't actually approach the list that way, we just brought our respective lists to the table and had a bloody big fight, and Polar Bear was still there when we'd finished swinging. Was the Noble/Edward/Ward trio album eligible? That one is a blast. Best British jazz album is a tricky one, isn't it? We didn't actually approach the list that way, we just brought our respective lists to the table and had a bloody big fight, and Polar Bear was still there when we'd finished swinging. Was the Noble/Edward/Ward trio album eligible? That one is a blast.

]]> By: mapsadaisical http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26676 mapsadaisical Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:44:26 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26676 Isambard - I've suggested we judges have an animated discussion followed by an award ceremony, on the same date as the Mercury, but in a London pub. We should invite music press and record labels too, but they can buy their own bloody drinks if they come. Isambard – I've suggested we judges have an animated discussion followed by an award ceremony, on the same date as the Mercury, but in a London pub. We should invite music press and record labels too, but they can buy their own bloody drinks if they come.

]]> By: J8willis http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26675 J8willis Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:01:58 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26675 I agree with Owen re - Polar Bear, Peepers is a great album, but doesn't really break new ground. I'm with you on David Sylvian though, brave and beautiful. Inge Thomson's debut Shipwrecks and Static should be more widely recognised, totally original, feels obsurdly natural considering the electronics. I agree with Owen re – Polar Bear, Peepers is a great album, but doesn't really break new ground. I'm with you on David Sylvian though, brave and beautiful. Inge Thomson's debut Shipwrecks and Static should be more widely recognised, totally original, feels obsurdly natural considering the electronics.

]]> By: Isambard Khroustaliov http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26673 Isambard Khroustaliov Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:01:24 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26673 don't just revel the winner - have an awards ceremony! don't just revel the winner – have an awards ceremony!

]]> By: hi54lofi records http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26671 hi54lofi records Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:06:58 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26671 Benjamin Shaw - I got the pox, the pox is what I got Benjamin Shaw – I got the pox, the pox is what I got

]]> By: Adrian Mules http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26670 Adrian Mules Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:30:04 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26670 Great list, I tried to draw up 12 of my own and came up with these from over the last 12 months...<br><br>We Have Band - WHB<br>Actress - Splazsh<br>Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences - Apologies To The Enlightenment<br>Rolo Tomassi - Cosmology<br>Ikonika - Contact, Want, Love, Have<br>Nosferatu D2 - We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise<br>Allo, Darlin' - Allo, Darlin'<br>The Fall - Your Future, Our Clutter<br>Los Campesinos! - Romance Is Boring<br>Invasion - The Master Alchemist<br>Steve Mason - Boys Outside<br>Male Bonding - Nothing Hurts<br><br>It would probably be different if I did it again tomorrow... Great list, I tried to draw up 12 of my own and came up with these from over the last 12 months…

We Have Band – WHB
Actress – Splazsh
Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences – Apologies To The Enlightenment
Rolo Tomassi – Cosmology
Ikonika – Contact, Want, Love, Have
Nosferatu D2 – We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise
Allo, Darlin' – Allo, Darlin'
The Fall – Your Future, Our Clutter
Los Campesinos! – Romance Is Boring
Invasion – The Master Alchemist
Steve Mason – Boys Outside
Male Bonding – Nothing Hurts

It would probably be different if I did it again tomorrow…

]]> By: man from Uranus http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26668 man from Uranus Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:09:32 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26668 Obviously this prize should go to ME, man from Uranus.<br><a href="http://www.manfromuranus.com" rel="nofollow">www.manfromuranus.com</a> Obviously this prize should go to ME, man from Uranus.
http://www.manfromuranus.com

]]> By: Adam Nelson http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26667 Adam Nelson Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:57:10 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26667 I'm stunned that Field Music has made neither this nor the real Mercury shortlist. Along with Wild Beasts it's comfortably the best English record I've heard in a long time. I'm stunned that Field Music has made neither this nor the real Mercury shortlist. Along with Wild Beasts it's comfortably the best English record I've heard in a long time.

]]> By: Owen http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26666 Owen Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:48:50 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26666 Think I'd struggle with the Polar Bear inclusion, it just didn't seem to break too much ground in comparison with their previous stuff - I can understand why it didn't pick up an official nod.<br>Not sure what I would say is the best British jazz album of the year though. Has Evan Parker done one this year? No, I don't think so. <br>I would also say that Actress' Splazsh definitely deserves a nod, and definitely provides a complex and satisfying listen than the Scuba for my money.<br><br>Great list though otherwise. Think I'd struggle with the Polar Bear inclusion, it just didn't seem to break too much ground in comparison with their previous stuff – I can understand why it didn't pick up an official nod.
Not sure what I would say is the best British jazz album of the year though. Has Evan Parker done one this year? No, I don't think so.
I would also say that Actress' Splazsh definitely deserves a nod, and definitely provides a complex and satisfying listen than the Scuba for my money.

Great list though otherwise.

]]> By: Lawrence http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26663 Lawrence Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:02:37 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26663 *fully *fully

]]> By: NocturnalHum http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26662 NocturnalHum Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:01:16 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26662 I full approve of this. I full approve of this.

]]> By: sheq http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26660 sheq Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:58:42 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26660 Quality. Quality.

]]> By: Matthew Britton http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-26661 Matthew Britton Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:57:39 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-26661 it's fixed! where is Nedry?! it's fixed! where is Nedry?!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/the-uranus-music-prize-an-alternative-shortlist/#comment-27552 Anonymous Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:04:00 +0000 http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/?p=32888#comment-27552 Polar Beer? Polar Beer?

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